122 TRAINING OF HORSES. 
kicking, or running away, as it would operate upon the 
portion where control is necessary to be had, and where, 
in the absence of the strap, he might be reminded of it 
by the lines. 
We have used with success a side fetter, which con- 
sists of a strap about three fect in length, with a D in 
each end, and a short strap in each D, to buckle around 
the hind-leg and fore-leg, just below the fetlock. 
HITCHING A HORSE. 
To hitch a horse with the driving-rein, take hold of the 
rein about four feet from the end, (it being unbuckled 
at the centre of the hand-pieces,) double it up, tuck it 
through the ring of the bridle-bit, and place the loop 
over the bar of the bit. This makes a substantial tie- 
strap. If there is no bar to the bit, take a halfhitch 
over the loop tucked through the ring. It will answer 
the same purpose. 
A very common way of hitching throughout the 
Eastern States is to carry in the wagon a weight of 
about thirty-five pounds, with a strap attached; the 
‘weight being laid upon the ground and the strap fas- 
tened to the bridle-bit, makes an effective way of 
hitching. 
A very good plan to teach a horse to stand without 
hitching is to back the wagon up to the post and tie it 
by the axle. The horse soon learns to satisfy his un- 
easiness by stepping to the right and left, without at- 
tempting to step away. 
